Deeply rooted in Illinois

Growing up in Southern Illinois, Kyle spent his childhood fishing, riding his BMX, leaping from the Bluffs into the Mississippi and doing chores on his grandparents New Canton Farm. Thanks to Grampy, Kyle knows how to tend sheep, plant fruit trees and run fences. From the strong example set by his family, Kyle learned the importance of hard work, helping your neighbors and standing by your community.

Kyle lost all his grandparents by the age of twenty-three and his mother at the age twenty-five after a three-year battle with bone marrow cancer. No matter where life has taken him, Kyle has kept the lessons learned from them close. The need to do work that benefits all communities that his mother exemplified in her position as the Executive Director of Southwestern Illinois Easter Seals. The call to service that his father answered as a Marine Corps Veteran in Vietnam. The pride felt from a good day’s work on the land instilled in him from his grandparents and a passion for eliminating unfair business practices he got when Grampy explained about companies like Monsanto and the chokehold they’ve put on family farms.  

As a small business owner, and proud member of three unions, Kyle collaborated with stakeholders and skilled tradespeople while keeping worker health and well-being at the forefront of every deal. He’s created – and balanced – seven-figure budgets, spearheaded initiatives to eliminate wage theft, and collaborated with law enforcement to end illegal business practices all while helping workers get the respect they’ve earned.